A Jar Full of Fireflies

By Sharon Spence

When you are standing in a place of darkness, the prospect of stepping boldly into the glaring light may be too much to bear. When you are feeling fragile, lonely, and overwhelmed, it is difficult to let change into your life. Sometimes all you need is a gentle spark that can sink into your subconscious and take root. It can coax you, nudge you, and slowly and gently guide you back to wholeness.

A Jar Full of Fireflies is the gentle spark you have been searching for. There are no painful probing questions or confronting demands. Instead, it offers a library of wisdom, gathered from personal stories of life, love, and loss that will resonate in your heart and provide healing for your soul. Author Sharon Spence provides words of divine guidance, heavenly blessings, and sacred rituals, along with elements of inspiration and empowerment designed to help you find the light within and let it shine once more.

This guide and collection presents a series of reflections, blessings, rituals, and personal stories designed to bring healing and enlightenment to anyone.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Balboa Press AU
• Release date: Feb 24, 2017
• ISBN: 9781504306881

Sharon Spence

Sharon Spence is a sacred alchemist and moon lover who writes, lives and creates by the ocean in Australia. In 2009 after reaching rock bottom she finally listened to her soul calling, fearlessly reclaimed her freedom and began to live a beautiful life.

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Balboa Press rev. date: 02/23/2017

Contents

Introduction

A Sacred Blessing as You Begin Your Journey

Awaken

Sacred Renewal Ritual

Creating Sacred Space

Discovery

A Divine Gift for You

Acceptance

Sacred Acceptance Mantra

Dream

Sacred Intentions Mantra

Shine

Sacred Spark Visualisation

Forgiveness

Full Moon Ritual for Letting Go

Gratitude

Gratitude Prayer

Recognition

Sacred Creation Blessing

Abundance

Gaia Invocation

Empowerment

Sacred Blessing from Goddess Ishtar

Balance

Half-Moon Rising Mantra

Love

Old Souls Visualisation

Clearing

Fire and Water Clearing Mantra

Grace

Full Moon Mantra

Cherish

Journey between Worlds

Surrender

A Sacred Blessing on This Sacred Journey

Bliss

Full Moon Ritual

Hope

Sacred Blessing

Embrace

Sacred Ritual from the Elemental Realm

Create

Sacred Blue Moon Mantra

Throat Chakra Mantra

Compassion

Sacred Healing Blessing

Courage

Super Full Moon Warrior Goddess Ritual

Release

Sacred Ritual for a New Beginning and a Wiser You

Present

Angelic Connection

Maturity

Ancient Gaia Wisdom under the New Moon

Dance

Divine Guidance

Restore

Respect

Dare to Dream

Let Go

Transform

Second Chances Are Everywhere.

Let in Serenity

Purify

Be Honest

Step into the Light

Nourish

Abundance

Face Facts

Awaken

Clear House

Softly Softly

Trust

Shine

Be Positive

Accept Help

Notes

Introduction

How do we find the wealth of self-help information that’s available when we have no money? How do we access it when we are socially controlled or financially isolated? What if we have an abusive partner who monitors every Internet search or checks our phones?

What if simply trying to hold life together and make it through another day takes everything we have? How can we set off on the road to self-discovery, never mind find the road to self-improvement?

When the pain of the present prevents us from unearthing and releasing the pain from the past, we get stuck. We become caught in the slipstream of life. Years pass by, and the fear of facing the truth of just how we arrived at this spot, never mind how we can move on, becomes even harder to contemplate … and so we remain firmly stuck.

These are the difficulties I faced, and more, before I could escape from a limiting life in which I had experienced death, rejection, and loveless abusive relationships.

Life was normal until, at the age of thirteen, my father died suddenly of a massive heart attack. He was aged forty. My world was thrown into a chaotic mess. Unable to comprehend the impact of his death and unsupported in my grief, my emotions were supressed to the point that I simply travelled through life like a puppet, dancing to every tune but my own for fear of upsetting, or being upset. Desperate for love and understanding, I fell into a long-term relationship that was a rollercoaster of abuse and torment. I had even become resigned to the prospect of an early death as a direct result of the stress I was living with. Divorce, a loveless relationship and a failed engagement were still to follow.

My journey back to wholeness did not begin with jumping into a self-discovery course, nor did it begin with life coaching or therapy. The prospect of dealing with any of that was simply too much to consider. Instead, my journey began with just one sentence: twenty-eight days to change my life. I began collecting words and phrases that simply resonated with me. I see them now as being sacred sparks from the Divine. The words spoke to me in ways no one ever had. Writing and playing with words offered me a safe means to express my deeply suppressed emotions. For the first time, I was communicating with my inner self, and I found it deeply therapeutic. I had always found it very difficult to articulate my feelings, never mind communicate them with anyone. I had been abused for speaking up and had become conditioned to not speaking, not being heard, and not being valued. I found that for the first time in my life, words just flew from my head and heart onto paper.

One page of words offered me insight. Two pages pointed to new ways of thinking. Three pages fuelled me on, until I slowly began to see my story woven there on the page. I built a map of my life, unravelling deep pain and limiting beliefs. Beautiful words helped me dream of the new life I desired.

Slowly, those beautiful words became thoughts and actions. New beliefs were formed, and the light from my soul just continued to grow. It was the start of an incredible, gentle journey in which I found love, happiness, and freedom. I found courage to face my grief, unravelled myself from my tangled past, let go of loveless relationships, and bloomed. My life filled with so much love and understanding that I formed new theories about living, death and dying, so much so, that I went on to work as a volunteer with the terminally ill in their last few weeks of life. I travelled full circle and found freedom and joy at a level I can only remember experiencing as a child. All it took to get me started was a gentle spark. All it took to keep me going was the ability to dream, visualise, and listen to my soul. The universe took care of everything else.

Words can take us many places and offer great truths when they are written from the heart, touch our soul, and spark the sacred within. Words were my saving grace. They taught me to turn sorrow into valuable life lessons, find comfort in the simplest of joys and ultimately, find myself again.

When standing in a place of darkness,

all too often the prospect of stepping boldly into the glaring light

is too much to bear.

Consider instead, a gentle soul journey in search of fireflies.

Fireflies offer you their gift of illumination.

They find you in the darkness, and willingly,

they enter your empty jar of hope.

Slowly, your jar begins to fill with beautiful light.

Soft light.

Nurturing light.

Then one day, you realise your jar is full.

The darkness has gone.

Your life has become illuminated in the most magical way possible,

your heart and soul enlightened once again.

These are my fireflies.

My gifts of illumination to you.

May they guide you home to wholeness,

where your light never fades.

To the very special women who have graced my life with love and wisdom, thank you for helping me find freedom. To my darling daughter, thank you for your strength, compassion, and unwavering love. To my beautiful son, thank you for your bountiful, unconditional love and support.

Neither time nor distance nor death will ever erase the memories of such beautiful people.

I love you all.

To my darling father,

thank you for your guiding spirit and infinite love.

You are always by my side and forever in my heart.

Can’t wait to see you again.

A Sacred Blessing as You Begin Your Journey

May you have faith that your future is safe.

May you accept that your every choice has brought you to this point in your journey.

May you find security